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02-25-08, 08:47 PM | #16 |
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Nice clear pics... it shows those pipes LukeFF was talking about... Start modelling my damn torpedo room luke :rotfl:*makes whip cracking sound while wearing the face of Xerxes*
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02-25-08, 09:26 PM | #17 | |
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02-25-08, 10:16 PM | #18 |
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02-26-08, 05:58 AM | #19 |
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I know that "Torsk" is Cod in english, I was just a bit surprised over seeing a swedish word being the name of an american Sub.:hmm:
Besides, "Torsk" have more than one meaning in Sweden
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02-26-08, 11:27 AM | #20 | |
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Originally, the interior color was like an anodized green and brass normally didn't get painted. If they wanted an item to be painted, it wasn't made out of brass. These days, many sub museums will grab any free can of paint thrown their way and will find a use for it. Especially on the exterior. Batfish looks more like a modern warship with her dull gray paint, than a WWII sub.
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02-26-08, 11:54 AM | #21 | |
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The brass is under there. Clean it off. We have uncovered numerous brass fighting in all compartments. We find the paint is so old it chips away. Sometimes a wire brush is used depending on the piece we are cleaning up. The is brass all over the boats. Unfortunate most has been entombed by paint. Set it free
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02-26-08, 12:01 PM | #22 | |
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02-26-08, 12:21 PM | #24 | |
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The Torsk is being returned to the 1960 configuration. Her hull is pure WW2 but her sail was changed during the Guppy transformation. The 1960's was selected as the target year to restore because parts are easier to find from the 60's then 1945. Paint on the other hand is going to the original color from 1945 in the interior. Right now the paint used after her decommissioning was any color they could find. It looks like jungle gym. The exterior is what she looked like in the 60's. The brass and brightwork are as you see it today and back during the war. RR, let me tell you the quality of work that went into these boats is simply amazing. Each piece reeks of pride. Brass is solid and shiny. Steel is solid. Yes, the brasswork would look like that during wartime. Again, the pride in the handwork of these boat is unbelievable.
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02-26-08, 02:12 PM | #25 |
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Warhawk, are you planning to open up the conning tower in some way? When I was onboard her back in July, you could not even really see up into it at all, while I was dying to go right up in there.
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02-26-08, 02:18 PM | #26 |
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On the Batfish they created a domed cage to cover the hatch up there to allow for a better view. Of course, the Batfish isn't a very anal boat to visit. Some boats, like the Requin, make you feel lke you're on hallowed ground and if you touch anything, you'll feel the wrath of the tour guide.
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02-26-08, 02:27 PM | #29 |
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And that's really the way to do it. Make visitors feel at home and they'll keep coming back. Rick is going to turn the forward battery compartment into a sort of recreation room. They frequently get visited by Sea Cadets and other youth groups and they let them sleep over. In turn, they work on the boat and the memorial grounds to earn their keep.
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